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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03

Nearly all the lack-hcaded pins in the
market arc made from needles which are
broken in the factories i'll testing the
eyes. Any one who has handled the
black-headcd pins have probably no.
ticcd their remarkable sharpness as com
pared with the ordinary white pins sold
in the market. This is the explanation
they are old needles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03

The human hair varies in thickness
from 1850 to 1000 of an inch. Blonde
hair is the finest, and red the coarsest.
A German investigator finds that in four
heads of hair of equal weight, the red
one contains about so, 900 hairs, the black
100000, the brown 100000, and the
blonde 140, 000,-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03

Mr.. William Jones, of Cambridge
Mass, claims that counter-irritant ap-
picd to the skin behind the ear will re-
lieve sea-sickness-say blister, or rub
bng the part briskly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03
THE sawdust from the mills on California
creeks is killing the trout by the thousands.

Above all other earthly ills.
hate the big, old-fashioned pills;
BY slow degrees they downward wend,
And often pause, or upward tend;
With such discomfort are they fraught,
Their good effects amount to naught.
Now, DR.. Pierce prepares pill
That Just exactly fills the bill
A Pellet, rather, that is all
A Pleasant Purgative, and smnN;
Just try them as you feel their need
You'll find that speak truth. indeed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03

A LADY living in Lexington, Ca, has ball
of yarn that was spun and woven during the
revolutionary war, over 100 years ago, and yet
the thread is seemingly sound and whole. This
to be more than 1J0 years old, but how much
more is not known.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03

ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY MILLIONS Of north
ern capital has sought investment in the South
within the past year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03
piles Cured for rs Cents.

THERE are thirty-three mineral springs in the
State Of Kansas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03

The "old reliable"-Dr Sage's Catarrh Rem
e6y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03
WALTON REMEDY Co., CLEvI

Rest, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso'5
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-03

Plies Cured Tor % Cents.
DIR. WALTON'S CURE FOR PILES is guaran-
teed 10 cure the worst case of piles. Price 25
cents. At druggists, or mailed tstamps taken]
WALTON REMEDY Co., CLEVELAND, o.
ROYAL GLUE mends anythingl Broken Chi.
na, Glass, WOYd Free Walls at Drugs g. Gro
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-20
SMUGGLING CIGARS.
How to Get q Box of Good Mexican
Weeds Without Paying Duty.

How to Get Box of Good Mexican
Weeds Without Paying Duty.
When you 90 to Paso del Norte. you
will, of course, desire TO indulge that
taste for defrauding the revenue of
your country which is inherent in the
American character, and. il you are
disposed to be moderate in your indul-
gence of this taste. you can manage the
matter without much difficulty, and at
no very great expense, for the articles
you buy in Paso del Norte and smuggle
across the river, will not cost YOU much,
more than if you bought them of mer-
chants on the American side. A set
of Mexican flagree jewelry, for exam
pie. which the American shop-keepers,
in FL Paso sell for s.. can be bought
in Paso del Norte for about IS. and
so the joy of smuggling the things
across will cost you only about s.. My
advice, however, is TO smuggie very
little, as the stocks of such things in FL
Paso shops are much fuller and more
varied than those on the other side. As
to the pleasure of telling your friends,
that you bought a particular thing in
Mexico, that may be had in any case. Re-
member what Chesterfield said to his son,
who wished to go down into coal mine
for the sake of being able to say that he
done so. '.You can say it just as well
without doing it, was the paternal adj
monition.
But if YOU must do little smuggling,
buy cigars. The Mexican, weeds are
good and really cheap. Very large
ones of fine flavor can be had for 81. sc
hundred and if you '.break the boxn
by taking out three or four, the dealer
viii inform you, there will be no duty
TO paw. Then. by eoncealing the box
about your person and looking guilty
you may have the pleasure of risking
fine and imprisonment. Perhaps a bet.
ter way is to be honestand self-respect-.
ing, buy your box of cigars and carry
| them openly, as I did mine. holding
yourself ready to pay the duty when it:
is demanded. The customs officers, in
that case, will casually glance into the
car, observe that you are simply a,
tourist taking hack some cigars, for
your own use and say nothing on the
subject You will lose the pleasure of
feeling guilty and dishonest. but you
VIII get your cigars all the sa me at the
Mexican price. and you can afterward
chat without fear with. the customs Of
1eers and find out good deal that is
| interesting from them..-Cor. ". Z Conn.,
| aaerctaE Advertiser.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-20
Burshing Children's Hair.

There Is a right way and wrang-
way of dang manT things and in hair,
brushing the latterway is too often ne
sorted ta There Is too maeh inclina-
ton to- hurry over this important duty
both with mothers and nurses. Plenty
of time should be taken and care bss
used or the child soon learns 20 dread
it and shrink from it. II the operator
wosld take pains TO amuse the hstie
ons either wsfh short story or n few
pleasant verbs the task would be very
materially aided and the pain lessened.
1t seems little thing to talk ef. but
when one thinks hew often the tender
head Is lerked around during the oper-
alton and the llttle one required to
keep perfectly still while the brush or
| comb with sharp teeth is dragged
through somewhat tangled masses al
eurIs. one can readily see that shis
work of necessity becomes one of tor
ture.-D etrast Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-20
The Brave Forgive

''W hat answer has New England to
this message2' asked Henry ". Grady
in his New South address. "Will
she permit the prejudice of war TO re-
main in the hearts Of the coHqEeror
when it has died in the hearts of the
conquered? viii she Withhold save in
strained courtesy the hand which
straight from his soldiers heart Grant
offered to Lee at Appomattox9 We
do not know what New England :
answer viii be but we are inclined to
believe that it will not permit the pref
udice of war TO remain in the hearts OF
the conqueror when it has died in the
hearts of the conquered. That portion
Of New England that fOug.-r in the war
certainly viii not and the same is true
of the soldier element everywhere. 1t
IS the non-cOmbatants the Trt5ttnes Of
New York and of this city. the petty
partisans here and elsewhere which
prefer to keep up the prejudice. It i
they that meet the frank. free, full sur
render of prejudice in men ike Grady
and the representatives of the New
South" with sneers like this If it i
really to be New South the Repub-
licans of the country win sing the loud
est halleIujahs. The dirges for the
Old South viii be gladly put away
when the new era is fully dawned. But
It must dawn-it must be something
more than mere moonshine. "-Detroit
Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-20

The following was the programme OF
the forenoon:
/. soak Mr.. BoWser' feet
2 Iprepare him three different kinds
of gruels.
8. send the baby over to mother $.
because its cooling disturbs HIM
4. stop all the clocks in the house
at his request
5. I drive all the boys out OF the
neighborhood to sooth Mr.. Bowser's
nerves.
6. shut the dog in the barn and drive
the cat to the attic
Z. make a list of his debtors and
creditors and lock up the insurance pa
pers.
At noon Mr.. Bowser resolved TO get
out of bed. and the amount of dinner he
ate was positively astonishing After
dinner he put on his slippers and dress
ing-gown and asked:
Mrs. Bowser, do you suppose q
cigar would hurt NEE
p oohrf
There you 30. You don't seem 20
| understand that I have been danger
ously III. and that relapse would
cause nv death, Mrs. Bewser, I be-
ieve YOU secretly wished during the
forenoon that might die.''
/ ..Nonsense.''
well. your conduct is very suspic-
ious, TO saw the least In case of my
| death believe you marry again.
Il might.
You would. ehs That's the kind of
person you are, is it!''
/ But, Mr.. Bowser. you've been sick
| so much. You know, and you've turned
the house into hospital SO often-r"
| Who's sick?''
"You are. I'd Just like to remember
the time when you had well day. Mr..
/ Bowser, it's an awful thing TO. chain a
woman to an invalid husband"
Then Bowser began to cry, and had
| to tuck him up in bed and put hot
| ffatiron to his feet. and tie rag around
his head. and make him some sage tea.
He was all right next morning, and
when asked him # it was safe for me
| to invite company for Friday night. he
roared out:
safe! Why not?"
"You may be i'll, you know!'
"And [ may not, you knowt Mrs.
Bowser, I want you to understand that
the Bowser family-the line I am de-
scended from-never give up until the
| very Iast!''
But they recover wonderfully
quick
They do. eh9 And that's because,
of their strong will-power. Mrs. Bow
ser, I'm satisfied that was snatched
from the grave yesterday, and that by
no help of yours. If I do not return
home for the next three days you have.
only yourself to blame,''
But he was back at noon, and he
hasn't had another word to say about
nv Observation-Disclosures Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-20
OWNED BY CORPORATIONS.
The Republican Party Comes to Realize
That Its Members Have Turned the
Gold Shoulder TO the Union Soldier in
the Halls of Congress.

/ That ITS Members Have Turned the
Gold Shoulder TO the Union Soldier in
the Halls of Congress.
Now and then the esteemed Register
gets TO be an extremely Interesting
organ This Is more apt TO be the case
when 1t strikes at somebody else'5
party and hits its own It does so in
the following editorial, which we copy
entire, except the headline. and which
betrays in a striking way the Repub-
hean party oyerweening love fer the
soldier Please remember, in reading
1t, that the Republicans have major
ity IN the United States Senate. and
have had nearly all the time since the
war:
The Iowa Sfdafs Zeifuag well says: Colonel
D. B. Henderson. OF Iowa is tbs heir TO John
A Logan 5 fame as inYincibIe champion OF the
soldiers interests in Washington The man
tie falls on worthy shoulders. and viii De worn by
a man whose heart is as true as steel" This
Is Wen said General Hawley VIII soon be tina
only Union General left in the Senate Il Cen
eraI Harrison is not reelected and Colonel
Henderson VIII stand first IN the new Congress
as the stronger and most devoted champion OF
the Union soldiers. He has the strength of
heart and ability for the trust. The South
keeps its great rebel Generals in Congress. Let
IT be hoped that the people OF the North in
their election of United States Senators this
winter will reinforce the strength OF the Union
soldiers in Congress Not even one Of the
States Of the great West has Union soldier
in the Senate now-or viii not have after Gen
eraI Harrison rerires. In this keeping the faith
OF the West with the half million of its sons
who went into the Union army? Is this the color
OF union blue 10 be retired from Congress when
the color OF the rebel gray is constantly be-
ing Increased there: VIII not some Western
State. this winter. send Union soldier TIC
stand IN the United States Senate for the Union
side?
Think of it. Forty Republicans in
the United States Senate and only two
OF. them Union soldiers. And these
two from States that 20 Democratic in
Presidential elections. Oh, how the
dear old party does love the dear
soldier Soon there will be only one
soldier Senator out of thirtv-ei ght
Republicans. All. what devoted affec-
ton this is. The soldiers do the voting.
but the railroads get the Senators.
And it has Just dawned on our es-
teemed contemporary. How deeply
/ interested in the soldiers welfare it
must be not to have noticed so striking
Il fact long ago.
We are glad to help our esteemed
contemporary to place itself and its
party on record. 1t offers no excuse
for its party's neglect Of the soldier.
! 1t simply states the fact. We quoted
all its words. Not even one of the
great Western States has Union
soldier in the Senate. The Senate is
recognized by the Republican party
as belonging to the railroads. not to
| the soIdiers.-Des AOi7aes Leader.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-20
Contract with a Witch.

Odessa and St Petersburg papers
publish a singular document. which IS
noChing less than 4 formal treaty be-
tween one Liasjkevich. the manager
Of IN estate in the Government OF
kiev, and 4 neighboring peasant
woman who passed for very power
ful witch. He greatly feared blight
for his crop of beet-root, and for the
honorarium of eighteen rubles she
undertook to ward off the danger by
her magical spells after the 21st OF
May Should the blight reappear, she
was 20 be bound to repeat the incanta-
lions gratis. One portion of the en-
chantment consisted in the witch ;
walking over the endangered fields at
night in Il costume the meagerness of
which may be more easily imagined
than described. Z. Post
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-20
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The Berlin dog tax yielded the city
last year 2s6, 900 marks (ST1, 5o0).
An orange tree over four hundred
years old, In the orangerie at Versailles.
was planted BY Elenora de Castillo, the
wife of Charles Ill
i'm return for his gift of Arabian
horses, Queen Victoria sent to the Sui
tan of Muscat a fine gold watch and
chain, hall clock and 3 costly tea
service.
As protection against the rabbit
plague. the government of Queensland
has purchased three thousand and fifty
miles of wire netting, with which TO
build q fence around the colony.
Prot CoI1ett, the weu-known Nor
wegian zoologist. announces that the
beaver Is now extinct in Northern Nor
way, but estimates that about one hun
dred and sixty are still in existence in
the South, chiefly in the provinces OF
Nedenaes.
The imperial family of Austria do
not waste their time in idleness. The
Crown Prince has lately published a
book. the Archduchess Maria Valerie is
writing play, and the Arehduke Kari
Salvador has just got patent for new
repeating rifle.
The failure of the famous Gunpow-
der-Plot OF Guy Fawkes. by which the
Houses of Parliament were to be de-
stroved November 5, 1906, is still com
menorated in the Church of St. Mary
LIE Bow, London, by an annual sermon,
for which a sum of money was De
Queathed more than two centuries ago.
The Crown Prince of Germany,
like Won MoItke. is very silent man.
He lives in a quiet. domestic way, and
is said TO be bitterly opposed to the
sentiments of Prince Bismarck; and
this is a source of considerable annoy
ance to the old Emperor. After his
first audience with the Pope his only
remark was: The Pope is French
man
Some experiments lately brought
before the Paris Academy by NJ.
Luvini coincide with those of other
observers-he considers-in warrant.
ing the conclusion that ''gases and va
pors. under any pressure, and at all
temperatures. are perfect insulators,
and can not be electrified through
friction, either with one another OF
with solid or liquid substances"
The late King Alfonso of Spain is
not vet officially buried, although he
has just been dead a year. According
to rigid Spanish etiquette royal person
ages must become ''mummitied before
being finally laid TO rest, and SO their
collins are placed in a special chamber
in the rock, where water falls constantly
upon the corpse until it is completely
petrifed. So the body of the late king
is still undergoing the process.
The president of the Vienna poliee
is preparing one of the most complete
.-rogues' galleries to be found any
where. It is collection of photo
graphs of the most notorious inter
national criminals. and contains al
ready 5000 specimens. Half-a-dozer
copies are made of each original ii
order to enable the police TO sene
duplicates. when needed. TO the police
of other European capitals.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-20
MR.. AND MRS. BOWSER.
How the Lord of the Family Was Snatched
from the Grave by His wiII-Power.

How the Lord of the Family Was Snatched
from the Grave by His WiII-Power.
The other night when Mr. Bowser
came home to supper was lying down
with a dreadful headache. [ have head
aches occasionally. I wouldn't have
them if could help it, but I can't.
Once in awhile I have a chill, but it,
nothing I m to blame for.
Sick. eho" growled Mr.. Bowser as
he entered the bedroom.
Got headache"
THAT always the way of it, Iwisb
I could remember one single well day
which has passed over your head since
we were married.
I'm always we'll"
..Oh, YOU are. Well. must be blind
not to have discovered the fact. want
ed you TO go TO the theater tonight "
IL guess can 60"
''Well, I guess you can't. Mrs. Bow
ser. it does seem queer that whenever
I have any special entertainment
mapped out YOU invariably bust it with
a headache, palpitation of the heart.
torpid liver or some other ailment. Il
must be the grossest carelessness on
your part. Have you had doctor to
dav?'
why, NOT
well. Wen have onet I'm going to
know what ails you. if I have to call
half the doctors in town. I want TO
know whether I've married woman
or a bundle of drugs ="
You may be Ill some day, Mr.. Bow
SER
'.Bosh, I've got the strength of mind
to throw off even u case of smallpox.
The Bowser family never made fools OF
themselves by being upset at every
change Of the weather"
The doctor came up and prescribed a
dover's powder. and he thought
needed a tonic of some sort Bowser
was grouty ali the evening, and when
we went TO bed he shifted and snuffed
and muttered:
..Oh. excuse mel thought for mo.
ment that was In Harper's Hospitalr'
Two mornings after that Bowsel
woke me up an hour earlier than usual
His face was very pale, his teeth chat
tered, ard saw at once that he had q
chill. He had been looking yellow
around the eyes for three or four DAYS
and it was evident that his LIVER was
out Of order.
..Wha1 is it?" I asked.
L believe I'm going to. have 1
e-chilIr'
''Oh, pshaws Just exercise your will
power and throw it OFF,
Mrs. Bowser, I want YOU Co te1e
phone for Observation-Disclosures doctors
without deiayt I'm an awful sick man
without one chance in twenty of get
ting weil.''
Pooh, Mr.. BowseE, I had all ar
| engagements made to go over TO the to
boggan slide to-day. and To have pro
gressire euehre party here tonight j
seems funny that you should fall sic
| and spoil all my pleasarep'
All rirht-eo ahead and abuse M
| all you want tot When I am under tn
| sod you IL think of these things
The family doctor came up ate
breakfast and prescribed auinine an
some other simple remedy, and advise
Bowser to Lie in bed through the das
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-20

A Republican organ says: Mr..
Cleveland could not have a better OPP
portunity to show his yaunted qualities
as a reformer than in dealing with the
Pacific roads" This organs candi-
late for Mr. Cleveland ; place is man
named Blaine, who voted against the
Thurman bills and, while in Congress.
did every thing in his power Co prevent
the Government from bringing the Pa
cifc roads TO book.-Chtcgqo Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-20

Senator John Sherman NAV not
be indulging his weIl-known antipathy
to the South in recommending an APP
preparation of 100000. 900 for coast
defense which he proposes TO restrict
TO the Northern cities of New York,
Boston and san Francisco. but the peo-
pie of that section have excellent rea-
son 20 construe It in that way.-BufaLo
Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-20
A WISE POLICY,
The Dignified. Manly Course of the Adj
n1inistration in Dealing with Great Brit
ain in the Fishery Troubles.

Inc D1gnfHea- Manly course of the Adj
ministration in Dealing with Great Brit
ain in the Fishery Troubles.
The President transmitted to the
House of Representative a volumin-
Gus document. containing all the cor
respOndence that has passed between
the United States and Great Britain in
regard to the rights of American fish
ermen in the British North American
waters. The contents of this document
lead Us TO three conclusions: l. That
the local Canadian authorities have
repeatedly, and, in some instances.
outrageouslv violated the rights Sc
cured TO these fishermen, under the
treaty of 1913. between the United
States and Great Britain. and that they
show no disposition TO discontinue this
system of aggression against these
rights. claiming the authority of local
law for their proceedings. ?. That
Secretary Bayard has. by no means.
been as Indifferent and dilatory in deal
ing with this question as he is repre-
sented TO have been by partisan news
papers. that are politically hostile to
him and the Administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland; but that, on the con-
trary. he has repeatedly and earnestly
protested against these outrages, and
respectfully. but firmly, called the at
tention of the British Government
to them. 8. That the British Gov
eminent has been exceedingly tardv
and apologetic in dealing with this sub
ject, and has practically, as yet, done
nothing by way of stopping and re-
dressing these wrongs. The President
recommends Congress to give this sub
iect its early attention, and raises the
question whether some additional leg
islation on our part is not called for.
Secretary Bayard suggests that proper
steps should be taken by Congress to
allow proofs to be made of all losses
and injuries TO our fishermen. as the
basis of future demand against Great
Britain for indemnity. The American
people desire TO maintain amicahle re-
lations with Great Britain; but they are
able to defend. and will defend. the
treaty rights of their fishermen in Ca
madam waters. and will hold Great Brit
ain responsible for and violation of
these rights.-N. Z. Independent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-20

-Twenty-eight Of the thirty mine
counties of Washington Territory have
elected women as school superintend-
ents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-20

-Instead of an injury to reform.
the repeal of the Tenure-of-Office law
is signal service. It goes far to place
the responsibility for nominations
where it belongs-upon the President.
But it does not accomplish that result
entirely so long as Senatorial eour-
tesy'' gives the practical power of con-
firmation in each State to one or two
Senators. whose ascendancv in deter
mining nominations becomes conse-
quently very great. The repeal of the
law should be followed by open ses-
sions to consider Executive nomina-
tons, and By a statement of reasons
for removal. which must be voIun-
tary Executive act, and then some of the
worst evils of the spoils system would
be swept away.-Harpe7''s WeeAzy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-20
1t is not strange that Mr.. Blai

IT Is not strange that Mr. Blaine
Is suffering from the nervous shock ex-
perienced when the Boston Burchard''
declared. in his presence. ut the New
England dinner, that 1.-The Boston OF
Winthrop and the Puritans was not the
Boston of Collins and @ Brien. THAI
this should come just as Mr.. Blaine had
perfected new plans for capturing the
Irish vote viii be looked upon by the
Mugwumps as second interposition of
Providence.-N. T. World